Virgin Galactic, which offers high-flying commercial tours using suborbital spaceplanes, is preparing its first “Delta-class” vehicle for service in early 2027.
The company said Wednesday that the spaceplane, named Apeiron, will be delivered from its factory in Arizona to its operations base at Spaceport America (9NM9) in New Mexico. According to FlightAware, it is expected to depart Mesa Gateway Airport (KIWA) and arrive at the spaceport around 2:15 p.m. EDT. The vehicle bears the tail number N401VG.
